GRE Word List
ROUSING
giving rise to excitement : stirring
The meaning of the word rousing is giving rise to excitement : stirring.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| reconcile | to restore to friendship or harmony |
| percussion | the act of percussing: such as |
| peripatetic | a follower of Aristotle or adherent of Aristotelianism |
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| meddlesome | given to meddling |
| cavil | to raise trivial and frivolous objection |
| expedient | suitable for achieving a particular end in a given circumstance |
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| superannuated | outmoded |